Rick Perry brings CPAC crowd to its feet — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry delivered one of the best-received speeches so far at the Conservative Political Action Conference, bringing the audience to its feet and eliciting loud cheers Friday morning as he outlined …

POLITICO Playbook, presented by Chevron — DEMS TO DEPLOY DOZENS OF TRACKERS ON STRIP if GOP picks Vegas for convention — PFEIFFER: ‘The press fires now burn hotter and faster than they did before’ — EXCLUSIVE: Las Vegas is one of the RNC's finalists for the 2016 convention …

Millennials in Adulthood — Detached from Institutions, Networked with Friends — Overview — The Millennial generation is forging a distinctive path into adulthood. Now ranging in age from 18 to 331, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media …

The Republican Party's Pot Dilemma — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Christopher Beach was trying to defend keeping marijuana illegal to a roomful of conservatives, and it was not going well. — When Beach insisted the drug war has not been a complete failure, laughter rippled through the crowd.

Ralph Reed Compares Barack Obama to George Wallace — US News & World ReportLibrary of Congress — Top social-conservative strategist Ralph Reed compared President Barack Obama to segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Study: ObamaCare not reaching uninsured — ObamaCare isn't achieving its primary goal of extending coverage to the uninsured, according to a new study. — The survey released Thursday by the McKinsey & Co. consulting firm found that only 27 percent of people who have selected a plan …

EPA debunks one Bridgegate conspiracy — The Environmental Protection Agency has cleared New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration of allegations that it suspiciously shut off an air pollution monitor during last fall's lane closings on the George Washington Bridge.

The wages of weakness — Vladimir Putin is a lucky man. And he's got three more years of luck to come. — He takes Crimea, and President Obama says it's not in Russia's interest, not even strategically clever. Indeed, it's a sign of weakness. — Really? Crimea belonged to Moscow for 200 years.

Democrats filibuster an Obama nominee. — Yesterday marked a first for President Obama, as one of his nominees was deprived of Senate confirmation by a Democratic filibuster. The 47-52 procedural vote that blocked the nomination of Debo Adegbile as assistant attorney general for civil rights …

U.S. Senators Push FIFA to Ban Russia From World Cup — WASHINGTON- U.S. officials have embraced sanctions and visa restrictions to punish Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Now, two U.S. senators want to hurt Russian President Vladimir Putin where it could really sting: on the soccer pitch.

‘Piers Morgan Live’ to end in 3 weeks — CNN's Piers Morgan will officially end his primetime show at the end of the month and will be temporarily replaced by alternating hosts, including Bill Weir and Jake Tapper, network sources told POLITICO on Friday. — Morgan's departure from primetime sets …

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